Long-lived interchain contacts in polymer melts

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 107, Issue 24, 1997, Pages 10793-10796

  Szamel, Grzegorz ^a   Wang, Tian ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

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EID: 0009786498     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.474195     Document Type: Article

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